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Mandarin · pinyin jí shí xiāo xi

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即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–2–1–5 · ji2 shi2 xiao1 xi5

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